Cascade County, Montana (MT)

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% of renters here:	35%
State:	31%

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Races in Cascade County, Montana:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Males: 39,756	(49.5%)
Females: 40,601	(50.5%)

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Cascade County:	2.4 people
Montana:	2.5 people

This county:	$42,952
Montana:	$43,531

This county:	$397
State:	$485

Cascade County:	$139,600
Montana:	$170,000

Detached houses: $174,140

Here:	$174,140
State:	$251,645

Townhouses or other attached units: $154,167

Here:	$154,167
State:	$207,161

In 2-unit structures: $124,182

Here:	$124,182
State:	$147,637

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $65,000

Here:	$65,000
State:	$221,631

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $144,327

Here:	$144,327
State:	$242,036

Mobile homes: $42,960

Here:	$42,960
State:	$51,663

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 21
• Burglaries: -1
• Thefts: 362
• Auto thefts: 26

Cascade County:	14.2%
Montana:	14.1%

This county:	13.5%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	5.8%

Area name: Great Falls, MT MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cascade County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $718 a month.

Cities in this county include: Great Falls, Sun Prairie, Black Eagle, Cascade, Ulm, Vaughn, Belt, Simms, Fort Shaw, Cooke City-Silver Gate.

2005 air pollution in Cascade County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 21 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 5.9 µg/m³. Significantly below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 18 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.027 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Chouteau County , Judith Basin County , Lewis and Clark County , Meagher County , Teton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cascade County: Ray Carlson (A), Four Corners (B), Fort Shaw Fishing Access Site (C), Fort Ponderosa RV Park (D), Boveys Elevator Spur (E), Camp Don Bosco (F), Camp Rotary (G), Carlson (H), Cascade (I), Prewett Creek Fishing Access Site (J), Clark Homestead (K), Portage (L), Creek Corral (M), Dana Ranch (N), Dear Ranch (O), Aspen Campground (P), Devils Chair, The (Q), Dick Anderson Cabin (R), Dracut Junction (S), River Canyon RV Park (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cascade County include: United Methodist Church (A), Holy Trinity Catholic Church (B), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (C), Metropolitan Community Church (D), Sun River Valley Church (E), Stockett Community Bible Chapel (F), Skyline Evangelical Church (G), Valley Community Bible Church (H), Sand Coulee United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Tiger Butte Cemetery (1), Big Willow Cemetery (2), Sun River Cemetery (3), Hebrew Cemetery (4), Pleasant View Cemetery (5), Graveyard Gulch Cemetery (6), Hillside Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Schrammeck Lake (A), Cannon Lake (B), Benton Lake (C), Black Horse Lake (D), Horseshoe Lake (E), Middle Creek Lake (F), Gollaher Reservoir (G), Elizabeth Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Horn Creek (A), Hoover Creek (B), Clark Creek (C), Haystack Creek (D), Harris Creek (E), Harley Creek (F), Hardy Creek (G), Coal Creek (H), Half Breed Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cascade County include: Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge (1), Rainbow Park (2), Ulm Piskun State Monument (3), Ulm Pishkun State Monument (4), Sand Hills Park (5), Bel View Park (6), Saint Peters Mission Historical Marker (7), Lewis and Clark Portage Route Historical Marker (8), DAV Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Monarch Post Office (A), Sand Coulee Post Office (B), Stockett Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.4%
Montana:	5.8%

Current college students: 3,154
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,903 (63% naturalized citizens)

Cascade County:	2.4%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 21,850
• One, attached: 1,553
• Two: 1,488
• 3 or 4: 1,872
• 5 to 9: 1,396
• 10 to 19: 1,348
• 20 or more: 2,127
• Mobile homes: 3,521
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 70

Housing units in Cascade County with a mortgage: 11,021 (1,467 second mortgage, 1,049 home equity loan, 52 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,930

Here:	69.1% with mortgage
State:	64.4% with mortgage

Cascade County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Montana state average. It is 3.2 times below overall U.S. average.

Cascade County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Montana state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/16/1994 at 11:03:41, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.1 ML, 4.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 73.0 miles away from Cascade County center
On 5/24/2000 at 04:22:06, a magnitude 4.2 (3.7 MB, 4.2 MD, Depth: 1.6 mi) earthquake occurred 75.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/8/2000 at 11:30:22, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 ML, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 75.6 miles away from the county center
On 3/21/1992 at 01:57:43, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 MB, 4.1 MD, 4.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.7 miles away from Cascade County center
On 11/10/2000 at 19:14:05, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MD, Depth: 1.3 mi) earthquake occurred 71.7 miles away from the county center
On 7/19/2002 at 19:58:26, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 15.3 mi) earthquake occurred 80.7 miles away from Cascade County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 30,017 (81%) Carpooled: 3,966 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 273 (1%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Taxi: 22 (0%) Motorcycle: 45 (0%) Bicycle: 147 (0%) Walked: 1,241 (3%) Other means: 132 (0%) Worked at home: 1,430 (4%)

7.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,135 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.52%
Montana average:	8.25%

0.49% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,928 average AGI)

Cascade County:	0.49%
Montana average:	0.11%

2.48% relocated from other counties in Montana ($9,118 average AGI)
4.55% relocated from other states ($21,088 average AGI)

Cascade County:	4.55%
Montana average:	4.64%

from Missoula County, MT	0.27% ($21,929 average AGI)
from Lewis and Clark County, MT	0.26% ($25,432)
from Yellowstone County, MT	0.26% ($28,420)
from Santa Barbara County, CA	0.21% ($37,076)
from Hill County, MT	0.19% ($29,700)
from Gallatin County, MT	0.19% ($23,237)
from Teton County, MT	0.16% ($26,980)

8.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,192 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.21%
Montana average:	7.69%

0.46% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,671 average AGI)

Cascade County:	0.46%
Montana average:	0.08%

2.68% relocated to other counties in Montana ($9,812 average AGI)
5.07% relocated to other states ($20,710 average AGI)

Cascade County:	5.07%
Montana average:	4.10%

to Missoula County, MT	0.46% ($30,559 average AGI)
to Gallatin County, MT	0.36% ($27,202)
to Lewis and Clark County, MT	0.34% ($33,245)
to Yellowstone County, MT	0.32% ($28,140)
to Flathead County, MT	0.16% ($39,898)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.15% ($31,064)
to El Paso County, CO	0.14% ($43,837)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,233 (11,281 aged, 1,952 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 65,537 (16,805 male householders, 4,870 female householders)

  17,292 spouses, 23,360 children (21,121 natural, 723 adopted, 1,516 stepchildren), 669 grandchildren, 257 brothers or sisters, 394 parents, 563 other relatives, 1,327 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 12,867 (5,241 male householders (4,292 living alone)), 5,717 female householders (5,075 living alone)), 1,909 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,953 (1,291 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 10,053 2-persons, 4,724 3-persons, 4,191 4-persons, 1,780 5-persons, 601 6-persons, 326 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,367 1-person, 1,366 2-persons, 169 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

94.9% of residents of Cascade County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $806,672,000 ($10102 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $303,543,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $256,193,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $90,192,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,091,000
Federal grants: $133,857,000
Federal procurement contracts: $102,349,000 ($89,501,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $211,990,000 ($175,018,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $619,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $74,570,000
Federal Government insurance: $80,491,000

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	62 per 1000 residents

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Here:	-31 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 14.64 millions of gallons per day (6% from ground, 94% from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

54% of Cascade County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Montana.

Cascade County:	53.7%
State average:	54.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 45212
• Northeast: 3503
• Midwest: 11914
• South: 5450
• West: 11022

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $70,000

Here:	8.7%
Montana:	7.4%

Here:	3.6%
Montana:	6.1%

Here:	29.2%
Montana:	11.5%

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